Triple Happiness is a generously-sized, three-colour cowl, worked in cozy Garter Stitch. The cowl’s main colour provides a backdrop for the colourful, contrasting “dots and lines” design. The small amount of contrasting yarns required allows the knitter to use leftover yarn or mini-skeins.

To maximize drape, Triple Happiness is worked using intarsia and stranded colourwork techniques.

Worked in DK weight yarn, Triple Happiness knits up quickly, resulting in a snuggly cowl that will keep its wearer toasty warm even on the coldest day.

Written and charted instructions are provided.*

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Circumference: 137 cm/54”
Height: 35.5 cm/14”

YARN REQUIREMENTS
DK-weight yarn in 3 solid contrasting colours:

MC: 600 m/654 yds DK weight yarn
CC-A: 16 m/17.5 yds DK weight yarn
CC-B: 12 m/13 yds DK weight yarn
plus extra for swatching

SUGGESTED YARN
RCY El Rio by Inca Tops
100% Baby Alpaca

200 m/218 yds; 100 g/3.53 oz
MC: 3 skeins Indigo (C834)
CC-A: 1 skein Chartreuse (1579)
CC-B: 1 skein Peacock (6701)

SUGGESTED NEEDLES
4.5 mm/US 7 60cm/24” (or longer) circular needle or size that achieves gauge, and

5.0 mm/US 8 needle (circular, double pointed or straight) or one size larger than gauge needle for Icelandic BO

TOOLS AND MATERIALS
5.0 mm (US 8/US H) crochet hook; smooth, fingering-weight waste yarn; tapestry needle and blocking wires and pins (optional)

GAUGE
18.5 stitches and 30 rows = 10 cm/4” in Garter Stitch on 4.5 mm/US 7 needles, after blocking

Stockinette Gauge (to aid in yarn selection only)
18.5 stitches and 27 rows = 10 cm/4” in Stockinette Stitch on 4.5 mm/US 7 needles, after blocking

SKILL LEVEL
4 of 5

TECHNIQUES TO REVEL IN
Provisional cast on
Intarsia
Stranded knitting
Icelandic bind off
(Working from a chart is optional)

This pattern has been professionally tech edited by Katharine Malcolm, of Malcolm Maid Designs, malcolmmaid@gmail.com, and also test knit. Thank you to my test knitters!